How to fold a 3D dragonfly using paper Insect origami tutorial illustration

In the hot summer, there are always many dragonflies flying around after the rain. They look like little elves, cute and interesting. Children will use nets to catch dragonflies, which shows their love for dragonflies. The Origami Making Tutorial teaches you how to use origami to make paper art dragonflies. The exquisite handmade origami dragonfly making tutorial also allows children to experience the unique fun of handmade origami. Friends who like handmade origami animals can try to learn together. Tutorial on how to fold a handmade origami dragonfly.

Material and tool preparation

1. 1 piece of origami
2. Scissors

Origami dragonfly tutorial

1. 
   As in the photo, fold the origami paper twice along the diagonal to form a triangle.
2. 
   Open one end of the triangle, press and fold it.
3. 
   Turn it over and fold the other side in the same way to form a quadrilateral as shown.
4. 
   Fold both ends inward along the center line, then fold and unfold.
5. 
   
   Unfold the inside and fold along the fold lines from step 3 as shown in the photo.
6. 
   Turn it inside out and fold it in the same way as in step 3.
7. 
   Fold the left and right sides further along the center line. Do the same thing on the other side.
8. 
   Fold the origami paper in half along the center vertical line. Fold it in half the same way on the other side.
9. 
   Fold the pointed bottom part from the center. Fold the other side similarly.
10. 
    Fold it in half again using the vertical line in the middle. Fold the opposite sides in half.
11. 
    Pull the folded part out sideways and bend the top corner of one end to make a dragonfly head.
12. 
13. 
    Spread the pieces out and shape the wings as shown in the photo.
14. 
    Use scissors to make a notch in the middle of the wing and cut the corners off a bit.
15. 
    The little dragonfly manual folding tutorial is completed. Its simple, fun and easy to operate. Come and try it with your children.

Extended reading:

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